Person
Catherine D. Ingram
- Work
- Career in business, nonprofits, real estate, education and community services.
Source: ballotpedia.org
- Public service
- Former member, Cincinnati Board of Education (more than 20 years).
Sources: ballotpedia.org · Senator Catherine D. Ingram (over 20 years on the Cincinnati Board of Education)
- Education
- High school diploma, Woodward High School.
Source: ballotpedia.org
- Education
- Bachelor's degree and M.B.A., University of Cincinnati.
Source: ballotpedia.org
- Civic
- Served on the boards of the United Way of Greater Cincinnati, the Great Rivers Girl Scout Council and the Greater Cincinnati Black Achiever Award program.
Source: ballotpedia.org
Ballotpedia · Campaign Website · Official site · Ohio campaign finance
- $9,900Raised, as filed · June 10, 2026
- $20KCash on hand · June 10, 2026
- no poll on fileLatest poll
- 3Positions in their words · 3 issues
- none on fileClaims checked
- 2Offices held · Ohio State Senator, District 9, since 2023
9 of 11 sections researched
Not yet researched: What they have said, checked, Polling and approval.
What has been checked
- Profile 11 entries
- On the ballot 1 entry
- Where they stand 3 entries She has never completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey (checked 2026, 2022, 2020, 2016) and Ballotpedia recorded only a 2016 campaign-website excerpt. All three 2026 positions are short issue statements from her campaign website's Issues page, fetched September 22, 2026; the page's content is largely unchanged from earlier cycles.
- What they have said, checked None found in the records checked PolitiFact and FactCheck.org searched 2026-09-25: none found Checked: Research lane claims-2026, 2026-09-25
- Record in office 5 entries Every bill on legislature.ohio.gov where they are a PRIMARY sponsor and that reached the governor's signature in the 135th or 136th General Assembly: 1. Includes the 4 key roll calls of the 136th General Assembly that every sitting legislator on this site gets: final passage of the operating budget, every veto override vote, and the vote placing Issue 3 on the ballot, as taken in their chamber while they served. Checked: legislature.ohio.gov roll calls on House Bill 96 and Senate Joint Resolution 10
- Money 1 entry Calendar-2026 contributions and expenditures, and cash on hand on the most recent report (filed 2026-06-10), as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State. Reports filed after that are not included. Checked: Ohio Secretary of State candidate cover-page export, 2026 reports
- Financial interests 14 entries
- Polling and approval None found in the records checked Ballotpedia records no poll for this race as of September 22, 2026. Checked: Ballotpedia's polling section for this race
- Elections 2 entries Includes the last general election for this seat.
- Endorsements 4 entries
- Sources 12 entries
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The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Chamber | District | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio Senate | Ohio Senate, Ohio's 9th District | Ohio State Senator, District 9 |
On the ballot
- Ohio State Senator, District 9 · November 3, 2026 · Democratic
Sources: Ohio elections, 2026 · Ohio State Senate District 9
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Date | Deadline | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 18, 2026 | Military and overseas absentee voting begins | The start of absentee voting for military and overseas (UOCAVA) voters. | |
| October 5, 2026 | Voter registration deadline | 9 p.m. | Boards of elections and the Ohio Secretary of State's office are open until 9 p.m. to accept registrations. |
| October 6, 2026 | Absentee voting by mail and early in-person voting begin | Early in-person voting runs 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. from October 6 through October 9; hours change on later dates through Election Day. | |
| October 22, 2026 | Pre-general campaign finance reports due | 4 p.m. | Certain candidates, political action committees, caucus committees and political parties file by 4 p.m. reports covering contributions and expenditures through October 14, 2026. |
| October 27, 2026 | Deadline for boards to receive absentee ballot applications | 8:30 p.m. | Applications for an absentee ballot must reach the county board by this time. |
| November 1, 2026 | Last day of early in-person voting | 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. | Early in-person voting at county boards of elections ends on Sunday, November 1; the hours that day are 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the table above. By October 29, nearly 1.3 million Ohioans had already voted early in person or returned absentee ballots (Journal-News; Signal Ohio's counts from the Secretary of State's daily absentee file add to 1,289,090). The 2022 midterm saw 1.47 million early votes, then a record. |
| November 2, 2026 | No early in-person voting at boards of elections | Early in-person voting at county boards of elections ended Sunday, November 1; there is no voting at boards of elections on Monday, November 2. Voters cast ballots at their assigned polling places on Tuesday, November 3. | |
| November 3, 2026 | Deadline for non-military/overseas absentee ballots to be received | 7:30 p.m. | Absentee ballots not covered by UOCAVA must be received by this time on Election Day. |
| November 3, 2026 | Last-minute absentee request for a hospitalization emergency | 3 p.m. | A voter, or a voter's minor child, who is hospitalized because of an accident or medical emergency may apply for an absentee ballot until 3 p.m. on Election Day. |
| November 3, 2026 | Polls open | 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. | Election Day voting hours statewide. |
| November 7, 2026 | Deadline for military and overseas (UOCAVA) absentee ballots to be received | The extended receipt deadline for UOCAVA absentee ballots. | |
| November 8, 2026 | Boards of elections may begin the official canvass | County boards may begin the official canvass of the November 3 General Election ballots (5 days after the election). | |
| November 18, 2026 | Deadline for boards to begin the official canvass | County boards must begin the official canvass of November 3 General Election ballots no later than this date (15 days after the election). | |
| November 24, 2026 | Deadline for boards to complete the official canvass | County boards must complete the canvass of November 3 General Election ballots no later than this date (21 days after the election). | |
| December 11, 2026 | Post-general campaign finance reports due | 4 p.m. | Certain candidates, political action committees, caucus committees and political parties file by 4 p.m. reports covering contributions and expenditures through December 4, 2026. |
Where they stand
Education
Equitable opportunities for fair resources and accountability.
Source: ingramforthepeople.org
Housing
Access to, and opportunities for housing for everyone.
Source: ingramforthepeople.org
Seniors
Delivery of a high-quality life without making it harder for them to thrive.
Source: ingramforthepeople.org
What they have said, checked
None found in the records checked
Record in office
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Person | Date | Kind | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ingram (D) | 2017-01-01 | office | Member, Ohio House of Representatives, District 32 |
| Ingram (D) | 2023-01-01 | office | Ohio State Senator, District 9 |
| Ingram (D) | 2025-06-11 | vote | 2025-06-11 (vote): Voted no on the state operating budget for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 (Senate-passed version, as amended) (House Bill 96); the Senate vote w |
| Ingram (D) | 2025-06-25 | vote | 2025-06-25 (vote): Voted no on the conference committee report on the state operating budget for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 (House Bill 96); the Senate vote wa |
| Ingram (D) | 2025-10-01 | vote | 2025-10-01 (vote): Voted against overriding the governor's veto of item 66 in House Bill 96; the item removed local authority to place replacement property-tax |
| Ingram (D) | 2025-12-01 | bill | 2025-12-01 (bill): Joint primary sponsor, with Sen. Andrew O. Brenner, of Senate Bill 155 (136th General Assembly), Revise the real estate wholesaler law, sign |
| Ingram (D) | 2026-06-03 | vote | 2026-06-03 (vote): Voted no on adopting the joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment to require identification to vote, placing it on the November |
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vote June 3, 2026
Voted no on adopting the joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment to require identification to vote, placing it on the November 3, 2026 ballot as Issue 3 (Senate Joint Resolution 10); the Senate vote was 22-9 and the motion passed.
Sources: Senate Joint Resolution 10: votes · Senate Joint Resolution 10
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bill December 1, 2025
Joint primary sponsor, with Sen. Andrew O. Brenner, of Senate Bill 155 (136th General Assembly), Revise the real estate wholesaler law, signed into law December 1, 2025.
Source: legislature.ohio.gov
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vote October 1, 2025
Voted against overriding the governor's veto of item 66 in House Bill 96; the item removed local authority to place replacement property-tax levies and certain emergency levies on the ballot (the Senate vote was 21-11, override succeeded).
Sources: House Bill 96: votes · House Bill 96
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vote June 25, 2025
Voted no on the conference committee report on the state operating budget for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 (House Bill 96); the Senate vote was 23-10 and the motion passed.
Sources: House Bill 96: votes · House Bill 96
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vote June 11, 2025
Voted no on the state operating budget for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 (Senate-passed version, as amended) (House Bill 96); the Senate vote was 23-10 and the motion passed.
Sources: House Bill 96: votes · House Bill 96
Recorded votes
Catherine D. Ingram cast 1,526 Yea or Nay votes on the roll calls we hold, across 5 terms from 2017 to 2026, all in the Ohio General Assembly, from the Ohio Legislature. Each term opens to every roll call, with the question, the result, how Catherine D. Ingram voted and how the majority of their party voted.
| Term | Chamber | Yea | Nay | Did not vote | With party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 136th General Assembly, 2025–2026 | Ohio Senate, district 9 | 202 | 37 | not recorded | 94% of 31 |
| 135th General Assembly, 2023–2024 | Ohio Senate, district 9 | 188 | 53 | not recorded | 86% of 51 |
| 134th General Assembly, 2021–2022 | Ohio House, district 32 | 293 | 85 | not recorded | 83% of 81 |
| 133rd General Assembly, 2019–2020 | Ohio House, district 32 | 244 | 46 | not recorded | 92% of 37 |
| 132nd General Assembly, 2017–2018 | Ohio House, district 32 | 309 | 69 | not recorded | 98% of 44 |
"With party" counts only roll calls on which most Republicans and most Democrats voted opposite ways. The Ohio Legislature records who voted Yea and who voted Nay and no one else, so an absence cannot be told from an abstention and neither is counted; only floor votes are listed.
Source: Legislation and votes
Money
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| From | To | Dollars | Share of total | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raised | Spent | 4,835.27 | 12.3% | |
| Other funds (derived) | Spent | 14,332.36 | 36.5% | |
| Raised | Cash on hand | 5,064.73 | 12.9% | |
| Other funds (derived) | Cash on hand | 15,012.49 | 38.3% |
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Status |
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| None found in the records checked |
Totals as filed
| Race | Filer | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State Senator, District 9 | OhioSOS Ingram for the People | $9,900 | $19,168 | $20,077 | June 10, 2026 |
Ohio campaigns were due to file pre-general reports on October 22, covering activity through October 14, 2026. They are not in these figures, which come from the latest report in our records, dated June 10, 2026.
Sources: Campaign Finance Data · Campaign Finance: Cover Page search · Campaign Finance
Outside spending
Financial interests
Disclosed holdings
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Listed an investment in AST Trust Co.
April 3, 2026
Source: 2025 financial disclosure statement, Ohio Joint Legislative Ethics Committee
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Listed an investment in Duke Energy.
April 3, 2026
Source: 2025 financial disclosure statement, Ohio Joint Legislative Ethics Committee
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Listed an investment in Enbridge.
April 3, 2026
Source: 2025 financial disclosure statement, Ohio Joint Legislative Ethics Committee
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Listed an investment in Public Employees Retirement System.
April 3, 2026
Source: 2025 financial disclosure statement, Ohio Joint Legislative Ethics Committee
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Listed an investment in Spectra Energy.
April 3, 2026
Source: 2025 financial disclosure statement, Ohio Joint Legislative Ethics Committee
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Listed an investment in TIAA CREF.
April 3, 2026
Source: 2025 financial disclosure statement, Ohio Joint Legislative Ethics Committee
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Listed real estate in Cincinnati, Hamilton County.
April 3, 2026
Source: 2025 financial disclosure statement, Ohio Joint Legislative Ethics Committee
Disclosed income
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Listed AST Trust as a source of income.
April 3, 2026
Source: 2025 financial disclosure statement, Ohio Joint Legislative Ethics Committee
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Listed Enbridge as a source of income.
April 3, 2026
Source: 2025 financial disclosure statement, Ohio Joint Legislative Ethics Committee
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Listed Northern Trust Co as a source of income.
April 3, 2026
Source: 2025 financial disclosure statement, Ohio Joint Legislative Ethics Committee
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Listed Social Security Adm as a source of income.
April 3, 2026
Source: 2025 financial disclosure statement, Ohio Joint Legislative Ethics Committee
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Listed Spectra/Duke Energy as a source of income.
April 3, 2026
Source: 2025 financial disclosure statement, Ohio Joint Legislative Ethics Committee
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Listed State of Ohio as a source of income.
April 3, 2026
Source: 2025 financial disclosure statement, Ohio Joint Legislative Ethics Committee
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Listed TIAA/Cref as a source of income.
April 3, 2026
Source: 2025 financial disclosure statement, Ohio Joint Legislative Ethics Committee
Reported conflicts
None found in the records checked.
Net worth, as estimated
None found in the records checked.
Polling and approval
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Status |
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| None found in the records checked |
Elections
| Race | Party | Result | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State Senator, District 9 (2026) | Democratic | Pending | ||
| Ohio State Senator, District 9 (2022) | Democratic | Won | 78,639 | 72.8% |
Offices held
Member, Ohio House of Representatives, District 32 · 2017-01-01 to 2022-12-31 · elected
Source: ballotpedia.org
Ohio State Senator, District 9 · 2023-01-01 to present · elected
Sources: ohiosenate.gov · ballotpedia.org
Endorsements
Endorsements received
unionOhio Education Association
August 18, 2026
Listed in the organization's 2026 Ohio Senate endorsements.
Source: ohea.org
organizationPlanned Parenthood Advocates of Ohio
2026
Listed in the organization's 2026 Ohio Senate endorsements, District 9.
Source: plannedparenthoodaction.org
unionOhio Federation of Teachers
2026
Listed under Ohio Senate on the union's 2026 endorsement page, which names general-election nominees.
Source: oft-aft.org
organizationOhio Environmental Council Action Fund
2026
Listed in the organization's 2026 Ohio Senate endorsements, District 9.
Source: theoecactionfund.org
Sources
Every URL on this page, once each.
- Ohio elections, 2026 · Ballotpedia · accessed 2026-09-19 · CC BY-SA 3.0 or later, per Ballotpedia's terms
- Catherine Ingram · Ballotpedia · accessed 2026-09-22 · CC BY-SA 3.0 or later, per Ballotpedia's terms
- Catherine D. Ingram · The Ohio Senate · accessed 2026-09-22
- Ingram for the People · Ingram For The People · accessed 2026-09-22
- Senate Bill 155 - 136th General Assembly · Ohio Legislature · accessed 2026-09-22
- Campaign Finance Data · Ohio Secretary of State · accessed 2026-09-19
- Campaign Finance: Cover Page search · Ohio Secretary of State · accessed 2026-09-19
- Campaign Finance · Ohio Secretary of State · accessed 2026-09-19
- House Bill 96: votes · Ohio General Assembly
- Senate Joint Resolution 10: votes · Ohio General Assembly
- Ohio State Senate District 9 · Ballotpedia · accessed 2026-09-21 · CC BY-SA 3.0 or later, per Ballotpedia's terms
- 2022 Official Election Results · Ohio Secretary of State · accessed 2026-09-21
- https://oft-aft.org/2026election
- https://ohea.org/oea-candidate-recommendations/
- https://theoecactionfund.org/2026-endorsements/
- https://www.plannedparenthoodaction.org/planned-parenthood-advocates-ohio/elections
- 2025 financial disclosure statement, Ohio Joint Legislative Ethics Committee · Ohio Joint Legislative Ethics Committee
- https://ingramforthepeople.org/issues
- House Bill 96 · Ohio General Assembly · accessed 2026-09-21
- Senate Joint Resolution 10 · Ohio General Assembly · accessed 2026-09-21
- Ohio campaign finance
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